Morrie Ryskind
Morrie Ryskind · Arts & Literature
Marx Brothers writer (A Night at the Opera); Pulitzer for Of Thee I Sing
1895, Brooklyn, New York City, USA — 1985, Washington, D.C., USA
United States
Morrie Ryskind is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Marx Brothers writer (A Night at the Opera); Pulitzer for Of Thee I Sing
Ryskind was an American dramatist, lyricist and screenwriter who co-wrote Marx Brothers hits including The Cocoanuts, Animal Crackers and A Night at the Opera, and shared the 1932 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the musical Of Thee I Sing. He was born into a Russian-Jewish immigrant family in Brooklyn, New York City.
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Marx Brothers writer (A Night at the Opera); Pulitzer for Of Thee I Sing
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